Basket-ball goal



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BASKET BALL GOAL Filed Au ust 17, 192::

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented May 1926.

' UNITED-STATES i i rnsxnr iaarln"eorin f' To allwho mit may concern:

.Be it known that I, EVERETT W. Ron, a'citizen of the Unitedv States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jelfersonfland State of V 15 Kentucky, have invented certain. new't'and useful Improvements in Basket-Ball Goals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe inventiomsuch as will enable others skilled anduse the same. 5 v e This invention relates toimprovements n basket ball goals and hasior its principal in the art' to which it appertains to make object the orovision of such a device which when fixe "in position on the backboard i shall be non-'vibratable whenst ruck by' th'e ball, no .matter from what position.

Another important object of this linven-. tion is the provision ofa basket ball goal fixed in position and which when attached shall not be liable to work loose or developing objectionable rattling.

A still further important ob ect of this the invention is to provide a substantially circular ring having extensions adapted to 5 be directly attached to the backboard or support but which, when in, position-will.

form an unbroken circle as is necessary in devlces of thls sort. I

the invention will beapparent from the dis closures in the accompanying drawing and following specification.

The invention, in a preferred form, is

illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described. Q I

In the drawings j, I Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved basket ball goal of thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof; Figure 3 is a rear view showing the means for fixing the same in position.

'Figure 4: is a sectional view taken on the line 4.--l of Figure 1.

As shown in'the drawings: The reference numeral 10' indicates erally the ring of the device which is comripplioationiiled August17 ,1'9 225. Serial urisa'ece which shall be simple of construction, readi-- invention'is to provide a device of this sort tending plates 26. and 28 respectively having Other and further; important objects of upper surface offlthe brackets 20-;22 are so board.

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posed of malleable-iron or anyot-her pre- As shown in the figures,,.the ring not i form: complete circle but, has" ntegral herewith downwardly extending ha rns" 'or brackets 12. These areas are; preferably slightly flattened *at'th eir extremities as at 14 and, providedjwith holes '16 for-there:

ception' offf astening screws or bolts. 'As

best shown in Figure2 the arms 12arefirst bent at a slightangle tothe-horizontal ring 10 and then at some distance from 'theorig; inal bend 'anotherbend ofgreater angleis imparted to thearms12, wherebythey will 6 be almost parallel with the backboard'for other support 18.- l I I A novel form of} combined attaching means and support for the'ring 10 and arms 12 is provided in 2-anglejirons or'the like T l 20 having webs 22 integral herewith. The structure of these angleirons is best shown in -Figures 2, 3, and.4 and it will be noted that the rear face of each is provided with openings 24 for the fastening means.

Applied to the upper face of the angle irons or'supports 20 are 2 horizontally exreception of suitable 9' corresponding depressions therein adaptedto receive and maintain in position. the arms 1 or (5XteI1S1OI1S12. Holes are provlded 1n the plates 26 and 28 for the: reception of rivets or the'like 30 by means of which said plates are securely] fastened: to each other and to Q i the supporting brackets 20wwhe reby a rigid and substantial structurefis obtained. As best shown in Flg'ure 1 the outer edges ,of theplatesQG-and 28 are formed by stamp- I ingor otherwise in a shape tocorrespond,

with the ring-10 and thereby serve to complete thegap formed on account of the pari ticular structure or bend of the arms 12. In this manner the ring 10 is.therebycompleted and. a circular support for the basket is formed, the corresponding stamped'out por-- 7 tions of the inner edges 32 of the plates 26 x and 28 serving to complete the circle.

he-wilth of the plates 28 and 30 and the proportioned that there is no possibility of the ball lodging upon .or becoming wedged between the goal structure and the, back- It willbeevidentthat hereby is rovided a particularly rigid structure. composed of a mlnimum of partsand which is so designedthat a will satisfactorily fulfil all the aquirements necessary to withstand the strains and stresses to which a device of this sort isv ordinarily subjected. Its simplicity ofconstruction renders'it readily economiaca'llymanufactured and it may be assembled and installed with a minimum of trouble" 'tion.

' "I anr aware that manychanges may be made and numerous details of construction varied throughout; a wide range without departingironl the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than as necessitated by the prior art. Y

I claim as my invention. 7 I

1. A basket ball goal including a ring, extensions integral with saidf'ring adapted to .beattached directly to a support and an auxiliary supporting means adapted to co operate with said extensions, said auxiliary means including a pair of webbed angle irons. g V 2. A basket ball'goal' including a ring,

extensions integral with said ring adapted to be attached directly toa support and an auxiliary supporting means adapted to cooperate withsaid extensions, said auxiliary means including a pair! of webbed angle irons and two horizontally extending plates adapted, to be attached to said angle irons and to securely clamp said extensions.

3. A basket ball goal including a substantially circular ring, portionsot said ring being downwardly and outwardly directedto provide an'att'aching means, and an auxili ary attaching means so constructed'as to complete the gap formed by such downward and outward directed portions.

4. A basket ball goal including a ring,'a'

gap in said ring formed by attaching means integral with said ring and supplementary attaching means adapted to form a complementary portion to fill the gap in the ring.

5. A basket ball goalincluding a pair of webbed angle iron supports,: an incomplete ring and'means for attaching'the ring to said. supports, SELlCl'HlQQf IS including a pair of plates adapted to completethe-contour of the ring.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

; EVERETT lV. ROE. c 

